Online petition opposes proposed high-density housing in Tam Valley

Tamalpais Valley residents are being asked to sign an online petition opposing high-density residential development "targeted" for the unincorporated community between Mill Valley and Sausalito.

Written by resident Mark Marinozzi and circulated through change.org, the petition claims that because the 7,000 population area is unincorporated, high-density residential housing "may receive faster approval than in a city."

It says there is "a distinct sense" that the county board of supervisors and planning commission are not listening to residents' desire to "preserve the community and environment of Tam Valley from ill-conceived and selfish development."

Echoing residents demands expressed at a community meeting this week with Supervisor Kate Sears, the petition calls for removal of affordable housing sites proposed for Tam Junction in the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element.

It also wants Tam Valley and the neighboring Almonte community to be removed from the "Highway 101 Priority Development Area" in the regional "One Bay Area Plan," and for any future Tam Junction projects to be subject to environmental review.

Citing over capacity schools, heavy traffic during peak hours and the lack of "a decent nearby grocery store," it says "the neighborhood is not prepared to handle this type of growth."